Indiana State Department of Health
Division of Long Term Care
 
CONSUMER REPORT
 
 
THIS FACILITY HAS CLOSED
 
SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF BLUFFTON
 
NURSING HOME
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY / NURSING FACILITY DUALLY CERTIFIED
Created on: 4/23/2021
 
Posted to the Web on: 5/5/2021
 
 



Basic Information

FACILITY CONTACT INFORMATION:
Address: 1529 W LANCASTER ST
City: BLUFFTON
Telephone: (260) 824-4320
Web Site:  
 
NAME CHANGES:
Most recent name change: N/A
Date of most recent name change: N/A
 
LICENSE INFORMATION:
  License number: 20-000465-1
  License effective date: 5/1/2020
  License expiration date: 4/30/2021
 


Administration and Staff

Administrator: 
  Start date: N/A
 
 
Medical director: Andrew Offerle
  Start date:   /  /  
 
Wound care specialist:  
  Start date:   /  /  
 
Infection preventionist:  
  Start date:   /  /  
 


Ownership

CURENT OWNERSHIP:
 
Owning corporation: JACKSON COUNTY SCHNECK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
N/A
N/A N/A N/A
 
Ownership type:  OTHER
 
Officer(s): DANIEL HOUSTON
 
PREVIOUS OWNERSHIP CHANGES:
Name of previous owner: JACKSON COUNTY SCHNECK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Date of last change of ownership:   /  /  
 


Bed Counts and Census

COMPREHENSIVE CARE BEDS:
Number of Medicaid beds (NF):                     0
Number of Medicare beds (SNF):                    0
Number of Medicare/Medicaid beds (SNF/NF):        51
Number of non-certified comprehensive care beds (State Licensed only):     0
Total number of comprehensive care beds:     51
 
RESIDENTIAL CARE BEDS:
 
Total number of residential beds:            0
 
Total number of beds in facility:            51
 
CENSUS:
Facility census:  37
As reported by the facility on: 8/31/2020
 
Number of comprehensive care beds occupied in this facility. 0
As reported by the facility on: 8/31/2020
 
Residential care beds occupied:  0
As reported by the facility on: 8/31/2020
 
Alzheimer Beds:  17
Alzheimer Beds Occupied:  1
As reported by the facility on:   /  /  
 
Ventilator Beds:  0
Ventilator Beds Occupied:  0
As reported by the facility on:   /  /  
 


Sprinklers and Smoke Detectors

This facility is:  
 
Number of comprehensive care resident rooms: 57
Number of comprehensive care resident rooms with battery 
                    operated smoke detectors: 57
Number of comprehensive care resident rooms 
             with hard wired and/or wireless smoke detectors: 0
 
Person completing form - SALLY SHARP
Title of the person who completed the sprinkler, smoke detector form submitted to the ISDH. ADMINISTRATOR
Date form completed - 6/11/2019
 


Nurse Aide Training

NURSE AIDE TRAINING PROGRAM APPROVALS:
Nurse aide training and competency evaluation program (NATCEP) approved: 6/6/2016
Nurse aide training and competency evaluation program (NATCEP) expires: 4/1/2022
Nurse aide training and competency evaluation program (NATCEP) banned: Yes
Nurse aide training and competency evaluation program (NATCEP) ban expires: 9/10/2012
 
CLINICAL TRAINING SITES:
This facility is a Clinical training site for the following nurse aide training (NAT) classroom sites: 
     NORTH ADAMS VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
         Approved: 5/15/2000
         Terminated: 9/2/2009
     SIGNATURE HEALTHCARE OF BLUFFTON
         Approved: 6/6/2016
         Terminated: N/A
     NORTHERN WELLS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS/NORWELL HIGH SCHO
         Approved: N/A
         Terminated: 9/2/2009
     UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS
         Approved: 11/12/1997
         Terminated: 9/2/2009
 


Complaints

NUMBER OF SUBSTANTIATED COMPLAINTS: 
 
  Current year:  0
  Previous year:  0
  2 years previous:  0

 


Enforcement Actions

 
Federal Certification Actions Imposed
 
Date terminated from Medicare/Medicaid: 11/16/2020
 


Survey History


    The survey report is not posted until the report has been provided to the facility and their plan of correction submitted and approved.
    The survey report therefore will likely not be posted until four to six weeks after the exit date.
        
    In the grid below click on an event ID that is underlined to see the survey report for that event.


 
Event ID
Survey Type
Exit Date

MROG11
Complaint, Other
10/28/2020


6ULI11
Other
10/13/2020


2I3011
Other
10/4/2020


EJT911
Complaint
7/22/2020


BJRE11
Other
5/19/2020


8HM511
Complaint
1/28/2020


1M2812
Complaint, Follow Up
1/6/2020


1M2811
Complaint
12/18/2019


E0H521
Recertification, Life Safety Code
11/4/2019


E0H512
Recertification, Follow Up, State Licensure
11/1/2019


E0H511
Recertification, State Licensure
9/9/2019


AK5S12
Complaint, Follow Up
8/21/2019


AK5S11
Complaint
8/6/2019


0K1B11
Complaint
4/5/2019


MG6T22
Follow Up, Life Safety Code, Recertification
11/8/2018


MG6T12
Recertification, Follow Up, State Licensure
9/12/2018


MG6T21
Recertification, Life Safety Code
9/7/2018


MG6T11
Recertification, State Licensure
8/17/2018


S3CU11
Complaint
5/29/2018


 
 


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